Auburn slides to No. 3 in AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll; Alabama rises to No. 5
Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl talks with guard Miles Kelly (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Alabama, Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn’s eight-week streak as the nation’s number one men’s college basketball team is over, as the Tigers slide to No. 3.
Auburn lost to then-No. 7 Alabama 93-91 on its home court on Saturday to end the teams’ regular season. With the victory, Alabama has risen two spots to No. 5.
Auburn had also lost to Texas A&M that week.
Duke has now jumped to the No. 1 spot, with Houston at No. 2. After Auburn, it’s Florida at No. 4.
Elsewhere, Oregon and Illinois return to the poll while Arizona and Mississippi State dropped out.
AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll (first-place votes in parentheses; SEC teams in bold):
1. Duke (52)
2. Houston (5)
3. Auburn (4)
4. Florida
5. Alabama
6. St. John’s
7. Michigan State
8. Tennessee
9. Texas Tech
10. Clemson
11. Maryland
12. Iowa St.
13. Louisville
14. Texas A&M
15. Kentucky
16. Memphis
17. BYU
18. Wisconsin
19. Saint Mary’s
20. Purdue
21. Missouri
22. Michigan
23. Oregon
24. Illinois
25. Marquette
Also receiving votes: Drake 103, Arizona 82, UCLA 52, UC San Diego 39, UConn 38, Gonzaga 28, New Mexico 20, Creighton 18, Ole Miss 17, VCU 6, High Point 4, Kansas 3, Akron 2, McNeese St. 1, Xavier 1.
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